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Pence will 'keep his distance' from Trump for a 'few days' following press secretary's positive coronavirus test

The White House has seen two new cases of the coronavirus in recent days. In addition to Miller, a personal valet to President Trump also tested positive for the coronavirus.News of the infections has rattled the White House and raised concerns about the president's safety.

Senior advisor Kevin Hassett told CNN's Jake Tapper that he perceived a risk in returning to work at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. "I knew when I was going back in that I would be taking risks — that I would be safer sitting at home in my house than going into a West Wing that — even with all the testing in the world and the best medical team on earth — is a relatively cramped place," he said.

Three of the highest-profile members of the White House coronavirus task force — Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Robert Redfield, and Food and Drug Administration commissioner Stephen Hahn — have entered some form of quarantine.

Fauci said he would begin working mostly from home as part of a "modified quarantine" after a "low risk" encounter with an infected staffer,The White House has taken on new precautions in the wake of the diagnoses,

 

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That might be a good long term political strategy.

Does that mean VP has to stop kissing realDonaldTrump's for a few days?

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